Gallerist Mark Dickenson curates an exhibition based on the song title What is not but could be if from the last album of the recently disbanded American group Silver Jews (1989-2009). For Dickenson it’s a simple question; things need to change for new propositions to exist. Using the process of curating to speak through others, Dickenson uses the title to question larger imposing issues in an indirect manner. The open-ended question of What is not but could be if can be applied to every aspect of life, society and the world as such, searching for the circumstances that would allow for the impossible or unknown to happen. For example what would be the if-condition for the Silver Jews to make another album? And what would it be like?

Throughout the space we are presented with artists responses to this question. Dan Rees designs record covers. Nicolas Ceccaldi presents a laptop heart sculpture. Iori Wallace draws a diagram with musical influences of the band. Sascha Hahn screens a film remeniscent of a music video without sound. Morag Keil shows a collage including a supposed letter from the Silver Jews founder Dave Burman. Florian Roithmayer sends a print of hands. A reading, ominous cocktails and suspicious broken egg shells are scattered throughout the space by Simon Fujiwara. Alex Bruchlos performs the song What is not but could be if live on acoustic guitar.